Lenovo IdeaCentre T540: i5-9400, 16GB DDR4, GTX 1660 Ti, 256GB PCIe SSD, 1TB HDD, 310W PSU, Win10H @ $726.69 + F/S

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09-21-2020 at 10:22 AM #2

i need this to play half life VR

good enough? or thinking of getting mSI Trident 3

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09-21-2020 at 10:25 AM #3

I bought this exact same rig about a year ago for ~$600. Walmart had it on clearance for $399 way back too. I'm surprised the price is still this high since we've had new CPUs and GPUs launch since this came out.

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09-21-2020 at 10:33 AM #4

Quote from sirdan357 :

I bought this exact same rig about a year ago for ~$600. Walmart had it on clearance for $399 way back too. I'm surprised the price is still this high since we've had new CPUs and GPUs launch since this came out.

wow really? is clearance completely over?

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09-21-2020 at 10:40 AM #5

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wow really? is clearance completely over?

Yes. That was many months ago. I did notice this PC comes with an extra 1TB HDD which wasn't included with my model, but apart from that they are the same.

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09-21-2020 at 12:03 PM #6

92% efficiency PSU? that's amazing.

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09-21-2020 at 12:07 PM #7

Will i be able to replace the cpu to ryzen 7?

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09-21-2020 at 12:10 PM #8

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Will i be able to replace the cpu to ryzen 7?

Nope, not easily. It's an Intel board. For ryzen builds i would go with an x570 or b550 motherboard, or buy a ryzen system and replace.

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09-21-2020 at 12:24 PM #9

I have a similar model with an i7 and gtx 1660. It works good, really quiet, and the tower is small and saves space.

If you're the type that likes to upgrade I would pass on this model. Changing the power supply is a pain.

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09-21-2020 at 12:37 PM #10

Is this not powerful than the new Xbox series x coming out??

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09-21-2020 at 12:40 PM #11

Quote from scdiamond :

i need this to play half life VR

good enough? or thinking of getting mSI Trident 3

It'll work, probably not a perfect experience on this card

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09-21-2020 at 12:41 PM #12

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Is this not powerful than the new Xbox series x coming out??

It is not, it's probably just a bit better than series S in terms of power if not features

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09-21-2020 at 12:50 PM #13

Most likely a stupid question, but how common is it for people to tinker with prebuilts? Like taking parts out to make upgrades...

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09-21-2020 at 12:51 PM #14

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Most likely a stupid question, but how common is it for people to tinker with prebuilts? Like taking parts out to make upgrades...

look at the # of slots and the power - needs to have the slot and enough power to power the video card

also you can check RAM slots since it comes with RAM and need to see # of slots available and amx

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09-21-2020 at 01:22 PM #15

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Most likely a stupid question, but how common is it for people to tinker with prebuilts? Like taking parts out to make upgrades...

depends on the parts. prebuilts often use proprietary parts to make certain components difficult to upgrade. for example, many oems use proprietary motherboards/psus/cases/coolers. even with graphics cards, you have to be careful because of the power requirements (since psus can be difficult to upgrade).

things that can be easily upgraded are ssd/hdd, memory, and cpus that are compatible with the existing chipset. gpus may be upgraded if the existing psu has enough wattage and the necessary power connectors and if the case has enough clearance.

if you need to swap out the motherboard, you might as well just build your own.

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